First-aid box.



A. E. ALADALG.

FIRST Am Box. v APPLICAION FILED AUG.23| |918.

Patented Mar. 11,1919.

20 provide a holder for a iirst aid package, in

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' ABRAHAM E. VALADALO, or LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

' Einser-AID Box.

tain ynew and'use'ful Improvements in First- Aid Boxes; and I do herebydeclare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descriptionfof the "invention, such as will enable others skilled iny the' art to which it appertains to. make `and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in rst aid boxes, and has for an object to provide ay box for containing a first aid package'which is adapted to be secured to a suitable support in shops, mills, or the like places, where accidents are likely to occur, and Where the use ofthe r'st aid package may be necessary in such events.

It is an object of the present invention to which the package willy be held against tampering, butin full view and in readiness to be withdrawn from the' holder when accident requires. v

V My' invention will be more fully 4understood after reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar reference symbols throughout the several-views, and in whichz'- Figure 1 is a lperspective view of a rst aid box constructed in accordance with my present invention. A

Fig. 2 is a vertical,'central, sectional view through the box.

Fig." 3 isa ysimilar view, showing the manner of applying the glass cover.

Fig. 4 is ay horizontal, sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 2. y f

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the combined spring clipand reinforcing tongue;

Fig.' 6 is a perspective view of the improvedslide.

Referring .now more particularly to the drawings, wherein is shown buty a' single enibodiment of which the invention is susceptible, 1 designates the rear wall of the rst aidbox which is in this instance made up of a single piece of sheet `1netal,fbent'in the manner hereinafter described. *g 'At' 2 and 3 are represented the top and bottomV walls of the box, which are bent from the rear walll. The top 2 is provided withlateral extensions V4 and 5;-while the bottom 3 is provided with similar lateral ex- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

Application filed. August 23, 1918. .Serial No. 251,146.

tensions 6 and 7 said extensions'being bent over and overlapped in the manner best shown in Fig. 1, they being riveted or otherwise secured together, as indicated at 8 and 9, to form the end walls of the first aid box.

The extensions 6 and 7 are provided with the right angularly bent over parts 10, which form supports and guides for the glass cover as ywill hereinafter appear.

The rear rivets 8 and 9 are also employed to pass through flanges 11 and 12, which are bent from the vertical edges of the rear wall 1, and lie inside of the end walls to which they are attached by said rivets.

The top wall 2 is also provided with a forward extension which is bent down to form a flange 13, and beyond the flange 13 said extension is carried forwardly and downwardly to provide a protecting hood 14.

In like manner the several lateral extensions 4, 5, 6 and 7 are all provided with bent over iiangesr 15 and 16 which lie in substantially the same plane with the upper flange 13 and form therewith ways in which the glass cover 17 may be slidingly iitted.

As shown to advantage in Fig. 3, the bottom or base 3 of the box is left unprovided with any such flanges, and the front end of this base 3 terminates short of the edges of the other Walls, as indicated at 18, whereby to leave a space for the introduction of the.

glass cover 17 which is passed upwardly beneath the flanges 15 and 16 according to the manner shownin Fig. 3.

In Fig. 2 the glass cover is shown in its final position, where its upper longitudinal edge engages beneath the upper flange 13; and I also prefer to provide a stop or rest 19 against which the opposite side of the glass cover may engage at the top thereof, in order to confine the same in the forward position and restrain the cover against being pushed inwardlyof the box. n

The cover 17 is adapted to be heldand locked inplace sothat it is incapable of removal without being broken, and for this kpurpose I prefer to employ a slide-20 fitvedge of they glass cover k17 in place in the box.

This slide 20 is also formed with a spring clip'22, preferably cut from the sheet metal of which the slide is made, and bentl upwardly with its forward edge terminating a distance from the flange 21 corresponding to the thickness of the glass cover 17, so as to admit the lower edge of said cover in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

During the time that the slide 20 is being moved into place, the lower edge of the glass cover l? will encounter andvforce the spring clip downwardly into the same plane with said slide, which will allow the slide to be moved into the i'inal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2; but as soon as this linal position is reached, and the spring clip has escaped from the low r edge of the glass cover, the same will spring upwardly and snap beneath the cover. it being then impossibleV to withdraw the slide.

The spring clip 22 is reinforced in this action by a spring tongue 23, the forward edge of which forms a guide for the glass cover. This spring tongue 23 is formed in one piece with a spring clip which .is held in the box for receiving a first aid package, which is indicated in dotted lines at This spring clip comprises a vertical rear strip 25, cut centrally from the same piece of sheet metal, with two lateral spring arms 26 and 27, which are bent horizontally and provided at their free ends with gripping Ylanges 2S and 29. rIhe package is adapted to be received between the vertical rear strip 25 and the two iianges 28 and 29, and to rest on the horizontal arms 25 and 2i.

The piece of sheet metal from which these parts are made is indicated at 30, and lits against the rear wall 1 of the box, the same being' secured as by the rivetfl which passes through the rear portion of the spring tongue 23. The upper part orf the vertical strip is bent reaiwvardly, as indicated at and the upper edge oi this bent part 32 engages against the rear wall 1 of the box in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as to space the remaining portion of the strip below it away from said rear wall, in order that the strip may yield and move closer to the rear wall when the package 2l is inserted therein. This gives added spring action.

At 33 and 34: l have shown fastening means which may pass through openings in the rear wall l of the box, and whereby the bof; may be attached to a wall or other suitable support in a shop, mill or the like place, where accidents are apt to occur.

ln. use, the lirst aid box is put up in desirable numbers in appropriate places, such as shops, mills, or the like, and when ver accidents occur the glass cover 17 is adapted .to be broken by the butt of a tool, or other suitable instrument, so as to gain access to the package 242 within, which 1s removable from the spring clip by which it is carried by an upward and forward motion. lifter naeaoei rEhe device also affords a cheap means for placing the device in the original condition by simply insertinga new pane of glass.

rlhe box keeps the first aid package `trom being handled, and the hood 14: andthe remainder of the construction is such that the boX is adapted to shed water, and may consequently be placed .in the open or in wet or moist places, such as in mines. ris the package is held away from the wall of the box, it will not be apt to become wet or absorb moisture.

lt will be obvious that 'arious changes might be made in the herein described construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts which could be used without departing from the spirit of my invention, and l do not wish to be limited to such details except as pointed out in the claims.

l claim 1. A device of the character described, comprising a bof-, a frangible cover for the box, fixed means held on the boX for conlining the cover in place, and removable means cooperating with said fixed means to hold the cover against removal except by breaking, said removable means having a locking tongue adapted to snap behind the cover to prevent the withdrawal of said removable means, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a boX, a frangible cover for the box, fired parts along the 'edges of the box opening to confine the cover in place, 4one edge of' the box opening being left free of such parts to admit the cover, a slide fitting within the box and bearing against one edge of the cover at the place where the cover is aomitted, and a spring tongue onsaid flange adapted to snap behind said cover when the slide is pushed home, substantially as described.

3. in a device of the character described, a box, means whereby the boX may be held on a support, said ybox adapted to hold a first aid package, a glass cover for the front of the box, lateral guideways for slidably receiving the side edges or" said glass cover, means tor confining the upper edge of the glass cover, the lower front portion of the bof?. being adapted to adrnit the cover -to said guideways, a slide passing within the box at the lower front part thereof and" adapted to engage beneath the lower edge of the glass cover to hold same in place, and means for locking said slide in place and Aadapted to prevent its removal Y without breaking the glass cover, substantiallyas described.A

4. A device of the character described comprising a box adapted to contain a rst aid package and having means whereby same may be held on a suitable support, guideways at opposite sides of said box, a flange along the top edge of the box, a hood projecting from said flange, a glass cover slidably received in'said guideways and beneath said flange, a slide adapted to it within said box and to engage beneath the lower edge of said glass cover, and a spring tongue carried byA said rslide and adapted to snap behind said glass cover when the slide is pushed home, substantially as described.

5. A device .of the character described including a metallic box, means carried by the rear wall of the box for attaching same to a support, rflanges bent over from the side walls and from the top wall of the box, means carried within the box for forming guidevvays with said flanges, a glass cover adapted to slidein said g'uideways, a slide adapted 4to t against the edge of said glass cover when in place, a iiange on said slide extending in front of the lower edge of said glass cover, and means carried by the slide for holding the latter in place until the glass` is broken, substantially as described.

6. A device of the character described in- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for f side of the box,

passing within said lower wall and hav-v ing a flange to engage the lower edge of said glass cover, and a spring latch carried by said slide and adapted to snap up behind said cover, substantially as described.

7. A device of the character described, including a box adapted to be attached to a suitable support, a spring clip in said box, a

rst aid package placed in said spring clip,

said box having one side thereof open, flanges bent from the walls of said box about the open rend thereof on three sides of the box, the remaining side of the box being left free, a glass cover adapted to be slid in #through the free side of the box and beneath said iianges, a spring clip adapted to snap beneath the end of said glass cover at the free side of the box whereby to lock the same *in place, a spring reinforcing tongue forming a part of said rst named spring clip and adapted to supplement said last named spring clip, and a hood forming an extension of the flange on the upper substantially as described.

ABRAHAM E. ALADALO.

Washington, D. C.

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